Lawn-rake.



@ M f A gvddawgm No. 831,181. PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

' A. H. OHMAN.

LAWN RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27. 1906.

INVENTOR 5 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFEUE.

LAWN-RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed November 27, 1905. Serial No. 289,364.

To aZZ whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPH H. OHMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at the c1ty of Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lawn-Bakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to lawn-rakes, and has for its object to providemeans whereby when the rake is filled with leaves and refuse it may belifted from the ground and carried away Without spilling. I attain thisobject by constructing an inclosure over the tines of the rake, so as toform a receptacle having an opening in front provided with a hingedportion capable of closing or opening said'open ing at the will of theoperator by means of an operating and locking device connected to thehandle of the rake.

Figure 1 is a side view showing the rake With the receptacle open. Fig.2 is a side view of same, showing receptacle closed. Fig. 3 is a planview showing levers for operating the hinged portion.

A represents a series of tines forming the rake, said tines being shapedapproximately in the form of a U, so as to form the receptacle 0, havingthe opening D. The upper leg B of the tines terminates with the apertureto form a bearing for a rock-shaft, to which are secured one end of aseries of curved bars E and the rockarms F F. The bars E, with therock-shaft, form a movable part adapted by its movement to entirelyclose the opening D of the receptacle 0. To the end of rock-arms F F arepivoted the rods G G, connecting with the spring-arms L L of eccentricH, which is secured near to the upper end of the handle M by pin 1. K isthe handle for operating eccentric H, by means of which the hingedportion E is held open or closed.

The operation of the rake is as follows: By

turning the handle K of the spring-eccentric in the direction of thearrow in Fig. 1 the rods G and levers F will be actuated so as to liftthe movable portion E leaving the opening unobstructed. When theeccentric H has been turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, the springarms L L have become energized and pull on rods G G so as to retain thehinged portion E in its open position, the handle K of the eccentricbeing held from further movement by the handle M. The rake may now beslid along the ground by pushing same before the operator. When thereceptacle is filled with leaves or refuse, the eccentric H is turned ina direction opposite to the arrows and the hinged portion E will bereleased and move down, so as to close the opening D The rake maynow becarried to the refuse heap and there emptied without spilling on theway.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a lawn-rake thecombination with a series of tines of approximately U shape havingbearings in one of their terminals; of a rock-shaft journaled in saidbearings having a series of curved bars secured thereto and adapted toform a juncture with the free ends of said tines and thereby form aclosed receptacle substantially as shown'and described.

2. In a lawn-rake the combination with a series of tines ofapproximately U shape having bearings in one of their terminals; of arock-shaft j ournaled in said bearings; a series of curved bars securedto said rockshaft and adapted by their movement to form a juncture withthe free ends of said tines; rock-arms secured to said rock-shaft; aneccentric operatively connected to said rockarms by levers for thepurpose of controlling the movement of said rock-shaft and curved bars.

3. In a lawn-rake and in combination; a series of fixed approximatelyU-shaped tines arranged to form a substantially U-shaped receptacle;circular apertures in one of the terminals of said tines a rock-shaftjournaled in said apertures; rockarm's secured to said rock-shaft; and aseries of curved bars attached to said rock-shaft adapted to move toform a juncture with the free ends of said tines when actuated by saidrock-arms for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination in a lawn-rake, a series of approximately U-shapedtines arranged to series of U shaped tines substantially as form asubstantially U-shaped receptacle; shown and described. 10 bearings inone of the legs of said tines; a I In testimony whereof I have affixedmy rock-shaft j ournaled in one of the said bearsignature in presence oftwo Witnesses.

ings and a series of curved bars secured to ADOLPH H. OHMAN.

said rock-shaft so as to form a movable .por Witnesses:

tion adapted to successively close and open J. F. BECKBISSINGER,

the opening in said receptacle formed by the ANTHONEY KRAPOHL.

